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NRP Series

Power Sensors

Getting Started

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Page 1: ...R S NRP Series Power Sensors Getting Started 1419017002 Version 18 C1 2...

Page 2: ...arz GmbH Co KG Muehldorfstr 15 81671 Muenchen Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Email info rohde schwarz com Internet www rohde schwarz com Subject to change data without tolerance limits is not binding R S...

Page 3: ...rity procedures 9 2 1 5 Basic safety instructions 9 2 1 6 Data sheets and brochures 9 2 1 7 Release notes and open source acknowledgment OSA 9 2 1 8 Application notes application cards white papers et...

Page 4: ...ng concepts 32 5 1 R S NRP Toolkit 32 5 1 1 Versions and downloads 32 5 1 2 System requirements 33 5 1 3 R S NRP Toolkit for Windows 33 5 2 Browser based user interface 35 5 3 Remote control 37 5 4 R...

Page 5: ...lication depends on the power sensor type and the frequency range of the power sensor For details see the user manual or the data sheet Where do I find safety information Safety information is part of...

Page 6: ...an affect safety and are not permitted Never open the casing of the product Only service personnel authorized by Rohde Schwarz are allowed to repair the product If any part of the product is damaged o...

Page 7: ...of its service life For more information see the user manual 1 3 Warning messages in the documentation A warning message points out a risk or danger that you need to be aware of The signal word indica...

Page 8: ...ailable at www rohde schwarz com product nrp a an www rohde schwarz com product nrp_s_sn www rohde schwarz com product nrp t tn 2 1 1 Getting started manual Introduces the R S NRP series power sensor...

Page 9: ...echnical specifications of the R S NRP series power sensor It also lists the firmware applications and their order numbers and optional accessories The brochure provides an overview of the instrument...

Page 10: ...from Rohde Schwarz They provide a high speed USB interface that constitutes both the communication port and the power supply connection Also most power sensors are available with an additional Gigabit...

Page 11: ...sporting or shipping the product later 3 Using the delivery notes check the equipment for completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is damaged contact Ro...

Page 12: ...tions the maximum surface tem peratures of the power sensor can exceed the limits defined in the EN 61010 1 standard safety requirements for electrical equipment for mea surement control and laborator...

Page 13: ...r with the RF power attenuator supplied If the power sensor is oper ated without attenuator the lower test limits of the R S NRP18S power sensor apply as specified in the data sheet Preventing electro...

Page 14: ...self Tighten the RF connector manually 5 Tighten the RF connector using a torque wrench with the nominal torque rec ommended in Chapter 4 1 RF connector on page 28 to ensure maximum measurement accura...

Page 15: ...the host interface For connecting the power sensor to a USB host use the host interface See Chapter 4 3 Host interface on page 30 Depending on the USB host use one of the following cables Computer or...

Page 16: ...n operate the power sensor in several ways For details see Chapter 5 Operating concepts on page 32 Establish the connection using Host interface See Chapter 3 7 1 1 Simple USB connection on page 16 Se...

Page 17: ...15 2 Connect the R S NRP ZKU cable to the computer 3 NOTICE Incorrectly connecting or disconnecting the power sensor can dam age the power sensor or lead to erroneous results Ensure that you connect...

Page 18: ...to 23 dBm SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Figure 3 2 Setup with an R S NRP Z5 sensor hub 1 External power supply unit 2 Connect to AC power supply 3 Connect to computer with USB host interface 4 Optional Conn...

Page 19: ...t the trigger input of the R S NRP Z5 with a BNC cable to the trigger source optional 7 Connect the trigger output of the R S NRP Z5 with a BNC cable to the trigger device optional 8 On the computer s...

Page 20: ...measurement results To avoid any impact use category 5 cables or better Setup with a PoE Ethernet switch 3 1 2 4 6 HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2 I 0 PoE SMART...

Page 21: ...to the network on page 23 Setup with a PoE injector and a non PoE Ethernet switch HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2 I 0 PoE SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY NRP 10 1 2 3 4...

Page 22: ...e power sensor and the network See Chapter 3 7 3 2 Establishing a connection to the network on page 23 Setup with a PoE injector HOST INTERFACE IN 3 V or 5 V logic OUT min 2 V into 50 max 5 3 V TRIG2...

Page 23: ...ensor and controlling host are connected only over the switch peer to peer network In both cases you can address the LAN power sensor as follows Chapter 3 7 3 3 Using hostnames on page 24 Chapter 3 7...

Page 24: ...th both the default host name and the hostname extended with local for example nrp18sn 101441 nrp18sn 101441 local 3 7 3 3 Using hostnames In a LAN that uses a domain name system DNS server each conne...

Page 25: ...r sensor try the default hostname and the hostname extended with local as shown in the example below All commu nication for resolving names in the top level domain TLD local are defined to be executed...

Page 26: ...es to identify the power sensor In networks using a DHCP server it is recommended that you address the power sensor by its unique hostname see Chapter 3 7 3 3 Using host names on page 24 A hostname is...

Page 27: ...O L O G Y N R P S M A R T S E N S O R T E C H N O L O G Y N R P 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 8 5 6 7 Figure 4 1 NRP power sensors example 1 RF connector see Chapter 4 1 RF connector on page 28 2 Status LED see Cha...

Page 28: ...A N RF connector characteristics Power sensor Male connector Matching female connector Tightening torque R S NRP6A N N 1 36 Nm 12 lbs R S NRP6AN R S NRP18A R S NRP18AN Table 4 2 R S NRPxxS N RF connec...

Page 29: ...90 Nm 8 lbs R S NRP33TN R S NRP40T 2 92 mm R S NRP40TN R S NRP50T 2 4 mm 2 4 mm 1 85 mm R S NRP50TN R S NRP67T 1 85 mm R S NRP67TN R S NRP90T 1 35 mm 1 35 mm R S NRP90TN R S NRP110T 1 0 mm 1 0 mm 0 2...

Page 30: ...th SYSTem SERRor Fast flashing red Critical static error You can query the error type with SYSTem SERRor Note If this state occurs after a firmware update the update was not successful Perform the fir...

Page 31: ...values Power over Ethernet status LED The power status LED shows whether the power sensor is correctly powered over PoE or not Indication State Green The power sensor is powered over PoE You can opera...

Page 32: ...you start using the power sensor we recommend to install the R S NRP Toolkit The R S NRP Toolkit is the basic software package that supplies low level driv ers and tools for all power sensors The com...

Page 33: ...1 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows 10 32 64 bit 5 1 3 R S NRP Toolkit for Windows The R S NRP Toolkit installer for Windows based systems contains the compo nents described in the release notes available a...

Page 34: ...ve troubles establishing a LAN connection with an R S NRP LAN power sensor The tool provides the following functions Configuring the network settings by temporary connecting the selected power sensor...

Page 35: ...nication program for sending commands to the power sensor 5 2 Browser based user interface Requires a power sensor with networking capabilities a LAN power sensor With the integrated browser based gra...

Page 36: ...browser installed 7 Ethernet switch supporting PoE power delivery 1 NOTICE Incorrectly connecting or disconnecting the power sensor can dam age the power sensor or lead to erroneous results Ensure th...

Page 37: ...asurement For a detailed description of the web user interface refer to the corresponding chapter in the user manual 5 3 Remote control You can remote control the R S NRP series power sensor easily Th...

Page 38: ...n process Setup 1 2 3 4 5 6 NRP 3 Path Diode Power Sensor MHz to GHz 100 pW to 200 mW 70 dBm to 23 dBm SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Figure 5 2 Setup with an R S NRPV 1 Signal source 2 R S NRP power sensor...

Page 39: ...fies many measurement tasks It is provided on your documentation CD ROM and on the Rohde Schwarz website as a separate standalone installation package Required equipment R S NRP power sensor R S NRP Z...

Page 40: ...nnect or disconnect the power sensor as described in Chapter 3 4 Connecting to a DUT on page 13 Connect the power sensor to the signal source 2 Connect the cables as shown in Figure 5 3 For a detailed...

Page 41: ...id use an R S NRP ZKC cable It enables the R S Power Viewer Mobile to take power measurements via the USB C connection You can download the R S Power Viewer Mobile free of charge from the Google Play...

Page 42: ...ith an R S NRX base unit 1 Signal source 2 R S NRP power sensor 3 Host interface connector 4 R S NRP ZK8 cable 5 Sensor input connector of the R S NRX 6 R S NRX base unit 1 NOTICE Incorrectly connecti...

Page 43: ...defaults 2 Note Turn off all measurement signals before zeroing An active measure ment signal during zeroing causes an error a Switch off the power of the signal source b Press the Zero key of the R...

Page 44: ...ing and Library USB All power sensors USBTMC USB vendor ID product ID serial number INSTR VISA NRP legacy protocol Ethernet R S NRP LAN power sensors VXI 11 TCPIP host address LAN device name INSTR VI...

Page 45: ...sensors with the R S NRP Z series of power sensors The usage of this protocol is not recommended for new applications The resource string represents an addressing scheme that is used to establish a co...

Page 46: ...50SN 0x0162 R S NRP67S 0x024A R S NRP67SN 0x024B R S NRP67SN V 0x026A Table 6 4 R S NRP18S xx USB product IDs R S NRP power sensor USB product ID R S NRP18S 10 0x0148 R S NRP18S 20 0x014A R S NRP18S 2...

Page 47: ...or Rohde Schwarz 0x00E2 is the product ID for the R S NRP8S power sensor 100001 is the serial number of the particular power sensor 6 2 Ethernet interface The Ethernet interface of the R S NRP LAN pow...

Page 48: ...and control the power sensor While the hostname is determined by settings in the power sensor the IP address is assigned by a DHCP server when the power sensor requests one Alternatively the IP addre...

Page 49: ...and of SOCKET to complete the VISA resource string with the associated protocol used The default port for socket communication is port 5025 Example A power sensor has the IP address 10 111 11 20 the...

Page 50: ...oduct contact our customer support center A team of highly qualified engineers provides support and works with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation program ming or appli...

Page 51: ...ing LAN 20 R S NRX 20 Customer support 50 D Data sheets 9 Disconnecting Host interface 15 RF 14 Documentation overview 8 Download R S NRP Toolkit 32 DUT Connecting 13 Disconnecting 13 E Electromagneti...

Page 52: ...NRP Z5 17 R S NRPV 37 R S NRX 42 R S Power Viewer 39 R S Power Viewer Mobile 41 Regulatory information 5 Release notes 9 Remote control Ethernet interface 47 Interfaces 44 Protocols 44 USB interface 4...

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